On behalf of The Law Offices of W.A. “Chip” Forstall, Jr. posted in Wrongful Death on October 06, 2014New Orleans residents may have seen headlines about the fiery collision between an SUV and an 18-wheeler in the St. Roch area. Police believe the 33-year-old woman driving the SUV was going the wrong way on a one-way street at about 2:30 a.m. when her vehicle hit the truck, which was hauling an 8,500-gallon fuel…
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On behalf of The Law Offices of W.A. “Chip” Forstall, Jr. posted in Wrongful Death on September 22, 2014No wrongful death claim has ever been brought with the intention of achieving the impossible — or of bringing back the loved one who was taken. But a wrongful death claim can provide some financial relief to a family confronted with burial expenses, medical bills and other costs resulting from another party’s negligence. In these…
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On behalf of The Law Offices of W.A. “Chip” Forstall, Jr. posted in Truck Accidents on September 15, 2014From the recent crash that seriously injured actor Tracy Morgan to the less publicized collisions that each day change peoples’ lives forever, it isn’t difficult to find examples of devastating truck accidents. These crashes are all too common, despite strict state and federal regulations of the trucking industry. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),…
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